EGYPT: The National drinking water authority strengthens its position in Bakarsha

The new plant, recently inaugurated by Egypt’s National Authority for Drinking Water and Sanitary Drainage (NOPWASD), is located in the village of Bakarsha, in the country’s northern region. In this part of the state, where water shortages are most acute, the drinking water treatment plant has been installed to support the supply of drinking water to the local population.“This state-of-the-art facility is a major step forward in water accessibility for the northern region, benefiting the communities of Husseiniyah and Awlad Saqr,” said India’s Va Tech Wabag, at the same time as announcing the completion of construction work on the plant.

The water treated in the new plant comes from the Nile, the 6,671 km long river on which the country of the pharaohs depends for at least 85% of its water supply and agriculture. Va Tech Wabag has installed a multi-stage treatment system to produce high-quality water for around 300,000 additional people in northern Egypt.

To achieve this objective, NOPWASD wanted a drinking water treatment plant with a capacity of 52,000 m³ per day. As well as boosting its operational efficiency, the water authority’s approach is in line with the Egyptian government’s vision for drinking water management, with a view to improving the lives of people who have to contend with numerous water-related problems, including health and agricultural problems.

In addition to building new facilities, Abdel Fattah al-Sissi’s government also wants to improve water security and guarantee access to drinking water by modernising infrastructure, which should make it possible to increase the use of off-river water resources and reduce losses in current water use systems.